B.C. municipal election 2022: Wells results

Residents of Wells cast their ballots in the 2022 B.C. municipal election choosing their next four councillors.

The small Cariboo-region district is fresh off the heels of a February byelection, which saw a former Quesnel councillor, Ed Coleman, take over from Gabe Fourchalk as mayor.

Fourchalk resigned in November 2021 citing a “perceived conflict of interest” due to his work as an equipment operator at Barkerville Gold Mines, which sought an expansion in the Wells area.

Coleman has won his seat again by acclamation.

Joining him on council, Global News projects, will be Dorothea Funk, Jennifer Lewis, Dirk Van Stralen and Joshua Trotter-Wanner.

Candidates

Mayor

Ed Coleman (acclaimed)

Council 

Sophie Fourchalk

Dorothea Funk (incumbent)

Jennifer Lewis (incumbent)

Shannon McDonagh (incumbent)

Joshua Trotter-Wanner

Dirk Van Stralen

Population of municipality

218 (2021)

Boundary of the municipality

Wells is located in central British Columbia, about 75 kilometres east of Quesnel on Highway 26.

This profile will continually be updated to reflect the latest information, interviews and events in the campaign.